Flushing-valve.



jA. S. REA. PLUSHING VALVE.-

v'APPLwATmNILED JULY sf, 1912.

. vPatentmMar. 4, 1913.v

HI?" faz' L LL L Attorneys in flushing valves. i

To all whom may concern.;

Newton in the county. of Newton and UNirED STATES PATENT; crimen;

' ALBEnrsnEa, ornnw'ron, nusslussnrr.v

FLUsrriNG-VALVE.

Beit known that I, 'ALBERT S. REA,a citizen of the United States, residin at tate of Mississippi, have invented a new and.

- useful Flushing-Valve, of which the olloyv.'l ing iS aspecification. l

This invention relates to an improvement The primary object of the invention vis to provide a valve for flushingtanks, with vmeans whereby the valve operatingchain,

Will impart movementto a plunger which. Will raise avalve member,`the' valve member being maintained in raised position by` the Water in the tank untilthe tank is tically empty.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is'a vertical section. Fig.` 2 is-a top planview. Fig-3 isa bottom plan.

In the drawings 10 designates the base pracof the Hush tankwhich receives the coupling 11 the threaded extension 12 of which extends Within the pipe which is connected to the .hopper of the closet. The member Hof the coupling extends Within the tank,

its screw threaded terminal 15 extending `within the bore 16 of the coupling 17 which supports the overflow pipe 18, the coupling 17 supporting the valve seat 1 9, Water, When the closet is ushing passing throughthe cou-- pling member 17 tothe coupling 12. The extension 2O of the coupling 17, supports the annular member 2l, said annular member being maintained on the couplingV by the set screws 22. -This annular member supports the valve cage 24 which' consists of the standards 25 which are bent to inter-l 4sectat the point 26 their free terminals eX- tending Within the annular member 21 which 4embraces the reduced portion of .the couv Vpling being maintained thereon 'by the4 "set screwA 22. Arranged Within the cage 241s a hollow ball preferably formed of rubber cf a Weight -which will form a closure tor the opening 27, floating When the same is raised out of contact with the seat 28. The closet is flushed by a' chain or cable Specification of Letters latent.

The rod 3 0 is supported for' vert-ical move'- `mentbyl the guide 31 `Which istY secured` to the overflowp1pe718,'a weight 32-being supported upon'the upper terminal lof said rod.

Wit-hin the pipe 18, saidrod being supported by the guides 34 arranged Within said pipe,

its, upper. terminals being connected to lthe weightl. The lower terminal of this rod is oifset and extends upward'within the cou-l pling 86, this` enlargement 37being Iarranged to contact with the. ball to raise the same.

Patented M`a154,191 -3. Application .med Juiy e, 1912. serial No. 708,01@ v A rod 33 is disposed for' vertical `movement It will be noted bythis construction that the Weight 32. When the rod 3() is raised,

the rod33 will also participate lin' a 'vertical movement, itsjoffset terminal-raising the ball 40, the Water 1in the ,t-anltloating the ball to thetopof the cage-24 where it is maintained until practically all of the Water has A passed outof the tank. Y-As the Water'lowers, the ball Will'seat itself Aand the tank I Wil-l fill inthe usual manner.

Themany advantagesy of "a'constructionl of this character will beclearlyapparent as it Will be noted thatV the structure Ais suchl as may be easily' and economically manu*- 'factured and that the variousA parts may-be readily' assembled. 1'

What is claimedv is A flushing valve comprising, a coupling ber adapted to rest upon saiid valve seatfto cage supported by saidjcoupling va rod disposed upon the outer 'wall ofsaid overioyv supportedwithin the. outlet 4 opening of al iushing tank, an overflow f-p1pe supportedv by said "coupling, a va1v e' seat disposedl around said coupling walls,.a?floating mem-v thereby close said coupling opening, a valve" solv pipe and extending-above theftop of th 'i same,l and Aarranged for vertical movement thereon, a Weight attached' tothe upper end' of said rod,'a rod disposed withn-sa1d'overvlowfpipe and arranged 'forwertical'movement therein, said rod being attached at its as my own, I have hereto atlxed my signuupper end to the said Weight, and extending ture in the presence of two Witnesses. downwardly. und below the lower end of I ,E v\ saxd overow plpe and belng provlded at lts t ALBERT q R i,

5 lower` end with an oset arranged to con- Witnesses:

tact with. said floatinv member. J. G. BUCHANAN,

In testimony that claim the oegong l I. H. ALEXANDER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eah, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

